Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said, lifting her

have

to see Joe

Debra in the black

Nichols, you look stunning in this dress, better than Miss

Juan glanced at him.

his mistake and quickly

“It’s okay.”

care, and she got into

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at Joe and muttered, “You won’t get

but dared

got for being too

club, Juan helped Debra get out

them cast admiring glances at

lady with

to be

recall seeing Mr. and Mrs. Nichols together before. They make quite the power

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Juan took Debra’s hand.

many

and saw many faces she had encountered in her last

certain prestige in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level international event, the people here were all top entrepreneurs, philanthropists, or

impress Juan, but

of shattered glass grabbed

vase of roses,

man come from? Get him out of here!” the manager

“Hold on.”

picking up the roses from the ground.

rare.

Houston’s flowers and startled the guests. Let me have him

manager.

by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How about each lady take

and the manager waved off

forward, lowering his voice. “I didn’t expect you to liven up the

shrugged. “Just trying to please

out of a taxi in a black dress, feeling strange gazes around

ignored them and tried to enter

security guard glanced at the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you have an

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